Effects of light and temperature on germination of Pyxidanthera brevifolia Wells (Diapensiaceae)1

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 348-354

  Wall, Wade A ^a   Hilton, Jacob L ^b   Wentworth, Thomas R ^a   Gray, Janet B ^c   Hohmann, Matthew G ^d   Hoffmann, William A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^c Endangered Species Branch   (United States)

^d U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

after ripening; conservation; Diapensiaceae; Fort Bragg Military Reservation; germination; Pyxidanthera brevifolia; Sandhills

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FUTURE PROSPECT; GERMINATION; LIGHT EFFECT; RIPENING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

FORT BRAGG; NEBRASKA; NORTH CAROLINA; SAND HILLS; UNITED STATES;

DIAPENSIACEAE; PYXIDANTHERA BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 79951617660     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/10-RA-023.1     Document Type: Article

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